U.S. President Donald Trump in Orly, France, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
During an interview with Axios' Marc Caputo, U.S. President Donald Trump discussed his ceasefire deal with Iran. Caputo asked Trump about the "limits" on his power, and his response is generating a lot of discussion on social media — some of it quite negative.
Caputo asked Trump, "What have you learned about not just the exercise of power, but the limits of your power, as a result of the conflict?"
The U.S. president responded, "There are no limits. No, none. I haven't learned that lesson yet. I know there are."
The liberal group Call to Activism, started by activist Joe Gallina, found the "no limits" disturbing.
"This should frighten us all," Call to Activism warned on X.
Journalist Jeff Yang tweeted, "Through a series of blunders, Trump's ability to govern has been severely weakened. He is becoming a de facto lame duck even in his second year in office. Bragging about his unlimited power is mere swanking to hide his incapacitated status."
Gregory Haynes, CEO of Point of Success Workforce Solutions, posted, "Had Obama or Biden said this RW media & Republicans would be out in the streets with 'Pitchforks and Torches.' And they would be RIGHT to do so. No President who took an Oath to …Preserve,Protect and Defend the Constitution of the United States, should be saying that there are no limits to his power."
The conservative group Republicans Against Trump noted that when Caputo said Trump's Iran deal "doesn't look like unconditional surrender," he responded, "Well, it really probably is unconditional surrender."
X user Peter Toolan commented, "Remind the @POTUS we still have checks and balances regardless if you want to be king."
Another X user, Amma Opoku, wrote, "He lives in Cloud cuckoo land… he lies…. He just can’t help himself and I just wonder whether he has a best friend in his life who will tell him the truth and say to him look you gotta stop lying . Why doesn’t his wife or his children say anything. It’s baffling to me."
Former Republican Debi Ganster argued, "Republicans are responsible for this. They gave up their own power and turned it over to him. Remove every single one of them."